tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440713853632275755.post5882355006734957797..comments2024-02-03T15:47:27.019-06:00Comments on And Molly Makes Three....: Happy May Day!Robynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03898085483222248985noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440713853632275755.post-3080341862928778232009-05-08T21:53:00.000-05:002009-05-08T21:53:00.000-05:00Yes- The kids did May baskets- Emily remembers! W...Yes- The kids did May baskets- Emily remembers! We used small Dixie cups with pipe cleaners as the handles. We too put a small amount of candy in them along with dandelions or violets! The kids would leave them on door step, ring the bell & run!<br />JoanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440713853632275755.post-40556765118368815142009-05-03T17:37:00.000-05:002009-05-03T17:37:00.000-05:00We always did May baskets also! In fact, Evy left ...We always did May baskets also! In fact, Evy left 2 baskets for her neighbor friends this year! Construction paper rolled into cones stuffed with fruit snacks and 3 Musketeers!Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14379946968281258957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440713853632275755.post-17250084250081900742009-05-01T23:52:00.000-05:002009-05-01T23:52:00.000-05:00I did May Day baskets! We used construction paper ...I did May Day baskets! We used construction paper to make funnel-like cones with handles and filled them with popcorn, I think. Funny you mention this because I talked to my classmates today about our old traditions. Even better, I enjoyed watching several of our neighbor kids delivering 'baskets' and running away today after school. Somedays I wish I was still a child.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440713853632275755.post-416076336211242302009-05-01T20:03:00.000-05:002009-05-01T20:03:00.000-05:00Like Mom, I too observed the tradition with violet...Like Mom, I too observed the tradition with violets put into the construction paper "baskets" that were left on the doorknob. At my school the baskets were intended for the kid's mothers. My own mother played along every year, being so pleasantly surprised at the basket on May day. Even today I walked by my garden and smiled at the violets and the sweet memory. ~ LibbyLibby Naimohttp://www.kismetess.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2440713853632275755.post-11809543975085310112009-05-01T18:15:00.000-05:002009-05-01T18:15:00.000-05:00I am commenting as usual but even in my youth we m...I am commenting as usual but even in my youth we made May baskets. The difference was we would pick wild flowers such as violets etc and put them in bunches and leave them on the doorstep of the elderly. We would also knock on the door and run and hide behind a tree or out of site. We would always peek though to see their reaction and they always seemed so pleased. MomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com